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i <br /> 1 -required until-� a-fter the' reconstruction is completed which <br /> 2 ­.the company representatives- have said could . .take 9(,'l days; <br /> 3 however, thought it was important that a firm. date .for re- <br /> 4 moval be placed on that allowance. <br /> 5 Proponents : Mr. Gilbertson, who reiterated that an. important justi <br /> 6' fication for- retaining the sign had erroneously been <br /> 7 omitted from his "Statement of Hardships" which had <br /> 8 accompanied the petition; <br /> 9 said that involved the loss of gas sales profits Rapid <br /> 10 Oil had experienced when condemnation and reconstruc- <br /> 11 tion of 37th Avenue had made it economically unfeasible <br /> 12 for the company to make the investment necessary to re- . <br /> 13 place and continue with only two pumps after the two <br /> 14 islands had to be taken out to widen that intersection; <br /> 15 told Commissioner Hansen they would be reducing the <br /> 16 total signage on the building during remodeling which <br /> 17 would require them to completely close down the <br /> 18 business for around three weeks. <br /> 19 Steve Moldenhauer, Regional Manager for Rapid Oil <br /> 20 Change, also reiterated testimony he had given Nov <br /> 21 ember 17th related to the effect the loss of land had <br /> 22 on his company' s ability to continue in the gas busin- <br /> 23 ess , including the property congestion which followed, <br /> 24 the widening of 37th; <br /> 25 told Commissioner Hansen Rapid Oil sells gas in a <br /> 26 couple other locations in the Twin Cities ; <br /> 27 <br /> 28 in answer to questions related to the tanks having to <br /> 29 be removed even if the roadway had not been widened, - <br /> 30 said the environmental conditions of the tanks were <br /> 31 still all right although there was always a possibil- <br /> 32 ity for leaks in tanks 15 or 20 years old. <br /> 33 Commissioners Perceive Insufficient Justification .for Allowing Pylon <br /> 34 to Remain <br /> 35 No one .else was present to provide further input to the discussion and <br /> 36 the Chair closed the hearing at 8 : 45 P.M. for the following Commis- <br /> 37 sioner comments : <br /> 38 Hansen: indicated he had always been concerned about the proximity <br /> 39 of the gas pumps to that intersection and he foresaw there <br /> 40 might -be problems with leaving that pylon sign on that <br /> 41 corner now that the whole intersection had been widened; ' <br /> • <br /> 10 <br />